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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorth Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-carolina-legislators-announce-medicaid-171150080.htmlRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act.
The deal, which likely won't be voted on until later this month at the earliest, marks a milestone for Republican lawmakers, most of whom opposed expansion for a decade until recently, and for hospitals and patient advocates who sought it all that time.
North Carolina has been one of 11 states that has not adopted Medicaid expansion. If the deal goes through, the state would start providing expansion coverage to people starting next January.
This is something that we can all be very proud of, House Speaker Tim Moore said at a Legislative Building news conference with Senate leader Phil Berger. What a huge announcement this is for North Carolina. What a huge policy direction this is that will provide help for so many in this state, but its going to do it in a way thats fiscally responsible.
The deal, which likely won't be voted on until later this month at the earliest, marks a milestone for Republican lawmakers, most of whom opposed expansion for a decade until recently, and for hospitals and patient advocates who sought it all that time.
North Carolina has been one of 11 states that has not adopted Medicaid expansion. If the deal goes through, the state would start providing expansion coverage to people starting next January.
This is something that we can all be very proud of, House Speaker Tim Moore said at a Legislative Building news conference with Senate leader Phil Berger. What a huge announcement this is for North Carolina. What a huge policy direction this is that will provide help for so many in this state, but its going to do it in a way thats fiscally responsible.
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North Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Mar 2023
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republianmushroom
(13,722 posts)1. About time
Must be a tough election come up in NC
bullimiami
(13,105 posts)2. I guess be grateful for small miracles.
crickets
(25,986 posts)3. Good news, NC. I do wish GA and the other 10 states would follow suit. nt
Wounded Bear
(58,726 posts)4. I wonder how many people died over the last 10 years there...nt